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WLVHE 41 ? NUMBER 9 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. SEPT. 14. 19S0 EIGHT PAGES THIS Lions To Recruit Blood Donors For October 5th Visit "Blood for our Boys in Korea" < nil be the slogan for the next visit rf the Red Croat Btoodmobile in Rurphy. Thursday, October 6. The American Red Citoaa Blood Pro gram is now furnishing 200 units a blood per day to the United Nations armed forces In the Korean theatre The Aaheville Regional Outer, in which Murphy partici pates, is making weekly shipments (or this purpose.. The Murphy Lions Club has ac cepted the responsibility of re tro ihng for the Odbober S vWt id (be Town at Murphy, and the coun ty teachers and educational lead ers have been asked to recruit in the rural areas of the county. The lions Club planning committee for this recruitment is composes! cf Joe Hamilton, Edstn Hyde. Peyton G. Ivie and J. L. Savage. The Rev. J. R. Crook wiH serve as chairman, and Miss Addle Mtae Oooke will be in change of publi city. Local business firms will be challenged to have 100% at their employees report for tide essential part in the present war effort. All those who report wiH be given a Borough physical examination, and no person will be allowed to five if he is not in good health or is not in the required age bracket. Dr. L D. Newton Is Guest Speaker At Dedication By I. B. HUDSON ANDREWS?Tlx r?iM?ring per ?oia {nan AntatajUwHat a Sunday the dedhattoa of the Itudtt Memorial Church In Hayea tHe: H. M. WWtaker, I. B. Hud am, Mrs. Hudson. Mm. O. A. Besdhke, and Mrs. Ruth Starr Pul lium The afternoon address of the day was made by Dr. Louie D. Newton, pastor of the Druid Hills ^church of Atlanta. Dr Newton was a bosom friend of the late Dr. Tlruetlt, and was Hie minister in change of hl3 . funeral rites at his death in Dal l las, Texas, in 1944. Dr. Newton's ! address on the dedicatory occasion utll be long remembered by every one who heard it. He related tumenous anecdotes in the life of ?he great Truetf. Seldom has a more moving talk been heard In j these parts than that made by the ditinguished Atlanta Baptist leader. Rev. L. P. Smith, twice pastor of the Andrews Baptist church, and I ? leader in the building of the titwit beautiful structure in An *c*s, is now pastor at Kaveaville Ibc .building of the sp'endid memorial church at Haydsville has 'ton done under the leadership of ft- Smith. The magnlftcicnt hueture there is not only a mem, 0"W to George W. Truett, but at to L P. Smith, and his *?*3e9s HayesviUe Congregation Ue N. Reynolds Dies Near Here ?? M. Reynolds, 04, of Etowah t?bl. died of a heart Aback at ['*? m. Monday while oa ? visit " b* dfter, Mrs. O. J. Ioosm, ** Murphy. ??ynolds was a on Ihtdsvflle snd NhabrtUe Badl *4 between Etowah and Oorfcta i M. fcr more than 40 1 ?? ^ TWju., at 1 ?^?S2?V Baptists Install Deacons, Officers At Sunday Service Sunday morning at First Baptist Church there will be ordination of deacons and installation of Church, Sunday School and Training Union officers, announces the pastor, the Rev. J. Alton Morris. James B. Hall and Newell McDonald will be. crdained as deacons. R. D. Chand ler, already ordained, will also be installed as an active deacon. The pastor will preach on, "Oir Advance Program: Calls tor Con secration" at the 11 o'clock service. Special music will be, "Seek Ye tbe Lord" by the adult choir Sunday evening at 8 o'clock a Stewardship program will be pre sented by the young people, with Mrs. J. L. Savage presiding. W. A. Sherrfll, Jr., will conduct the devotional, using as his topic, "Prove Your Loyalty to the Church". Barbara Redd will sing as a solo, "What Will You Do with Jesus?" The Junior R. A. and G. A. will sing a song and each group will give a presentation. The youth choir will sing, "Holy Spirit, Faith ful Guide". The Intermediate G. A. will give a presentation on, "Objections to Tithing Answered." A trio will be given by Inter mediate G. A's. The pastor will bring a brief message on, "Scrip tural Giving Illustrated". Baptists To Have Stewardship. Campaign 24-29th The Western North Carolina Baptist Association will be engag ed in a stewardship campaign the week of September 24-29. There will be six central meeting places, as follows: Old Shooting Creek, with the Rev. Ben Ray of Canton in charge; Truett Memorial. Rev. Z W. Rotan of Gastonaa; Hanging dog, Rev. J. C. Pipes of Asheville; Little Brasstown. Rev. W. G. Rus sell of Asheville; Valley Raver, Rev. E. L. Spivey of Charlotte; Calvary, Rev. J. Alton Morns of Murphy. Byrum Announces Sermon Topic The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, pas tor of First Methodist Church, has announced that his sermon topic for Sunday morning wall be, 'Transferable Treasures", and for Sunday evening, "The Constant Thermometer". Mr. Byrum will attend the an nual meeting of the Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, which will be held at Central Methodist Church. Aehevgle. September 20-24. H. G. Elkins, lay delegate to the Con ference from First Methodist Church, will attend some of the Conference sessions. Farm Allowance Is Increased Ralph Shields, secretary of the Cherokee County Production and Marketing Administration, an nounced today that the County Committee had raised the maxi mum aR (nuance on all farms, and OB farmers (who need more Ctoo cervatlon Materials are aaked to caS at the PMA OMoe at once Bobby Crawford Completes Course (Bobby) Cnmtorxi, TV A Film On Fontana Shown At Civitan Meeting Myron Jensen bad charge of the Civitan Oiub program Monday night and showed a T. V. A. film on the building of Fontana Dam. Monday mint's meeting was better attended than any other previous meeting. The club now has 40 active members. At the meeting the members voted to stage a play the latter part of October in the High School auditorium, the proceeds to go for e soholorship for some deserving high school Student. Bishop M. George Henry, D. D? >f the Episcopal Church, will speak at the meeting next Monday night, at 6:30. The meetings have been changed from the hour of 7:30 p m. to 6:30 p. m. to be in effect during the fall end winter moiths. SPEAKS ON "CHURCH MUSIC" The Rev. W. T. Tiuett, pastor of Ranger Baptist Church, has an- J r. on need that Ms sermon topic for Sunday. morning at 10:30 o'clock 1 will be, "Church Music". Ser-' vices begin at 9 a. m. DISAPPEARS ? James Leftoy Henson. 12, son of Mr. and Mr*. Edgar G. HVnson of Murphy, who disappeared on Monday, Septem bber 4. No trace of him has been found, aflthou^i officers have car ried on a widespread search for him. He left home about 6:30 that morning and went to the bus station to shine shoes before going to school. He was seen at the bus station and later on his way to school, but ihe did not arrive at school and has not been seen since. The family will appreciate any information leading to finding him. CAA Is Operating Radio Facility Here The Civil Aeronautics Admini stration has just placed -in opera tion near Murphy on a 24-hour basis, a Type "H" radio facility, whidh will provide a radio fix for aircraft operating between Chat tanooga, Tenn., and Greenville and Spartanburg. S. C? and between Atlanta, Qa , and Knoxville, Tenn. This faddo aid to air navigation fills a gap in this mountainous section, which, it is hoped will be of considerable service to airmen operating here. This "H" ty^e facility is com monly wed fey airmen for hom ing, and for reporting their posi tions to adjacent CAA Communi cations Stations. The facility has a power of ap proximately 200 watts and has com plete standby equipment which will be automatically placed in op eration should the main equipment fail for any reason. It is also serv ed by emergency standby power plant which would provide power in the event that normal commer cial power supply fails. This station operates on a fre quency of 230 kilocycles and it is identified.hjr the MKera Tl^e radio equipment will be ser | viced and maintained by CAA per sonnel stationed at Chattanooga, and routine flight checking will be performed by the Flight In-, spection Branch located in Atlanta. Bishop Geo. Henry To Conduct Revival The revival at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah will begin Monday, and services will begin ct 8 o'clock each evening, Monday through Friday, September 18-22. The public is invited to these services. The Rt. Rev. M. George Henry, Hi shop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, will conduct the revival. Bishop Henry grew up in Chapel Hill, son of Dr. G. K. G. Henry who for many years was assistant Registrar of the University of North Carolina, and had one year of graduate work in chemistry in the Univer sity of North Carolina. He took liis theological training in Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, Va. He served churches in Dunham. Winston-Salem. Walnut Oove, and Mayodan. For seven years he was rector of Calvary Church, Tarboro, end for five years was rector of Christ Church, Charlotte. On September 29, 1948 he was con secrated third Bishop of the Dido cese of Western North Carolina. Bishop Henry will speak at 6:30 p. m. Monday at the Civitan Club. Physically Handicapped Week To Be Observed October 1 to October 7, inclu sive, mill be the sixth annual ob servance of National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. NEPH Week was prrovdded for by the Seventy-ninth Congress. The president was requested (Public Law 176) "to issue a suitable pro clamation each year and the Governors of States, Mayors of cities and beads of other instru mentalities of government, as well as leadens of industry, education and reiietous groups, labor, veter ans, women. Harm, scientific and ptofeartonel, and all other organi sations and Individuals at Interest we invited to participate.' This year"* chairman of NEPH for the North Carolina Employ Is Beach and the campaign, Raper emphasiz ed, will be to obtain employment tor the physically handicapped. The Week was intended to afford a means of enlisting public support for a program of employment of persons who are realty disabled, but, not so much tint they cannot AH some kind of a job, and fin it weH, if selectively placed. 'During the week, October 1-7, employers will be asked to find employment for the Applicants will be re-interviewed by the Employment Agency as to their quaWcatfona. A check la being trade to deter mine the number of phyaicaifcr handicapped in this ana, and a list la being trade at States that NEPH Week it not an and within ftattt but it a ya* around objective of Agency. Be * to Of Ma Fair To Be Held Here Week September 25th Bishop Geo. Henry Is Guest Speaker At Lions Club feieftlop George Henry of Hie Western North Carolina Diocese of the Episcopal Church was guest speaker at the meeting of Murphy Lions Club Tuesday evening. He .poke on "Coownunten and Demo cracy", stating that the former is based upon the perfedbahility of mankind and the latter on the idea that every man is sinful or self rente red. The Christian religion says that all men are Sinful and in need of redemption, and it is upon this basis that democracy is built. Bishop Henry was presented by H. Bueek, program chairman President Date Lee announced that the White Qane drive will be conducted September 25-30, with Mack Patton, Bob Bautt and Harry Bishcp die committee in ciurge. Laren Davis announced that ap proximately $100 has been receiv ed for the blind fund through the chewing gum machine of the club. The Rev. Jas. R. Crook announc ed that the Red Cross Bloodimobdle will come to Murphy October 5 and asked the club to sponsor re cruiting at this time, which the club agreed to do. H. Bueck reported on a zone meeting held Monday evening in Fontana. when he, Dale Lee and Loren Davis attended from this club. HUH Bunch of Middlesbono, hy., was a guest at bis brother, Doyl? Bench; W. H. McKeever of Savannah. Ga, was a guest at his son. Hofbant McKeever; Bill Bolton was a guest of Dr. B. W. Whitfield, and John Thuss was a guest of Alden Coward. John Neville, Jr. To Preach Sunday John Neville, Jr., of Andrews, a second year student at Columbia Theological Seminary, will preaoh at the Murphy Presbyterian Church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Mr. Neville is the son of '.he Pastor of the Andrews Church and is making a fine record in his studies for the ministry at Col umbia Seminary, Decatur, Ga. J. Franklin Smith, superinten dent of the Sunday School has an nounced that Sunday week, Sep tember 24, will be observed at the Murphy church. A srpecial drama tic program is being planned for the Sunday School at the regular 10 o'clock service and the morn ing worship service will be direct ed to enlargement of the church school. Each class is trying for 100% attendance and the church officers will make every effort to get every resident member of the church out for the 11 o'clock ser vice. 'Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hyde and daughter, Rosalie, spent Sunday with Mrs. Hyde's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Benton in Cornelia, Go. They were accompanied home by Tom Benton who spent a few days here with his sister and family. upon the position of the peg and the hole. Milton was blhJind. Edi son add Beethoven were deaf. Stein me tr was. hunchback. Mor decai Brown had only three ling ers on his pitching hand. King Kelly, the Princenton gridiron hero, bad a dub fact. The raeoada of these men apeaiat for thesn A physical impnbemeot is not necessarily a phyekel handicap, be said. Admiral Row T. Mclnttre. Outr an of the President's Q said, "In taking a real intercut in is paugiaan you are but of OWSea Wbo gwo m N The 23rd Annual Cherokee < County Fair will be held at the fair grounds in Murphy Septem ber 25-30. Approximately $4,100 for premiums has been designated. The Gold Medal Shows, the largest shows ever to be secured by this association, will be on the midway. Entering of the general exhibits will be on Monday and Tuesday, the deadline being 8 P. M. Tues day. Dairy and beef cattle will be entered Tuesday and until noon Wednesday. Special features this year will include the Nantatsala Grade Dairy Cattle Show and judging Tuesday t Show and judging Thursday morn ing at 10 o'clock, and Beef Cattle, Hog and Sheep Show and judging Friday morning at 10 o'clock. $490,286 Spent On Local Roads W. M. Corhill, division engineer, reports that $490,286.41 has beea spent in Cherokee county out of the Bond money, thru July 31. Texana To Have High School H. Bueck, Superintendent, re ceived Thursday tram the State Board of Education the approve! of setting up a high school organiza tion at Texana with one teacher as a beginning. There are tour teen students enrolled in this de partment at present. This is the first time high school instruction for Negroes has been given this side of Sylva. Mrs. Opal McFalls Dies OF Gun Wound Richardson Is Speaker At Baptist Meeting The quarterly meeting oi the Western North Carolina Associa tion was held with the FeacMree Church Friday evening. A social hour was enjoyed by the group In the basement of the Church. Mrs. Carl West, associational director, presided over the meet ing. Special music was rendered by Doris Raxter, Lucile Lemming, and Amy Harrington of Andrews. The Devotional was given by Mrs. Paul Sudderth. The Rev. J. A. Richardson, pastor of the An drews Church, brought a message on "Prayer." The next Rally will be held December 4 with the Andrew* Church. The nominating Com mittee to select new officers for I the Training Union is composed of: Miss Dale Sudderth. Chairman, ' Albert Martens, Mrs. WSllard Pal mer. Vincent Hall, Mrs. John Don J ley. Dock A, Groves Taken At Age 80 I Dock Andrew Groves, 80, life ' long resident of Clay County, died I Sunday in a Morganton hospital l following a long illness. He was ! a member of the Methodist Church ?for more than 60 years. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Arie Ledford Groves, and a daugh- j ter, Mrs. Fide Oalbe, both of Hayeswille. Also a brother, Loo Groves of Atens, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held in Ledford's . Chapel. Methodist Church at Elf, with the Rev. Sim Martin officiating, but the date has not been set, pending arrival of the brother from Oklahoma. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Townaon Funeral Home in charge. Band To Play At Football Game Murphy School Band is holding practice in the lunchroom during the afternoon. This i a much larger space I the stands and the fnce to clsas work Is Mrs. MoeeUe Puett members a4U sppum aft the i football game Friday *gUt at phy here at ? Ibt L A. Lee ANDREWS?Mrs. Opal Marie i Baxter McFalls, 37, of near Frank lin, formerly of Andrews, was j found dead near her home Sun day morning with a shotgun wound in the heart and listed as suicide. The body was found about 6 o'* clock near a bam about 'K yards1 from the house by a wrtxu yewf uid son; Claude MdFbUs, wty upon arising and going to the kitchen to find her and when she was not to he found in the house ? started a search for her. I, Mrs. McFalls had been shopping , Saturday for clothes tor her four I children and had been in good spirits and apparently in better health than usual, according to statements from her family and friends. A note addressed to her husband w^as found pinned under a rock near the body. It read "Be good i to the kids and take them to church. Love. Opal." Mrs. McFalls. the daughter of !he late Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Rax ter, was born at Andrews. 9he graduated from the Andrews High | School in June 1932 and was married to Ooyle McFalls of An drews the following July. Funeral services were held at Iola Baptist Church, of which g,e was a member. Monday afternoon at 1:30 p. m., wiiitih the Rev. Wil liam L. SorreWs, pastor, offledat ing and burial was in Vhlleytown Cemetery, Andrews, with brie# rites at .the grave side. Surviving are the husband, win is connected with the Nantahala Power and Light Oampany, two daughters, Patricia Sue and Judith Ann, two sons, Claude and Cairo), all of the home; a brother, Arthur Baxter of Dahfonega, Ga, Mid three risters, Mra. Shirley ra??iT and Mrs. Vincent Truritt, both of Lexington and Mrs. John Aria? cf Valdeae. Pallbearers were Bruce Bryant, raeodnre Tallent, Garland WlHfa, Poufcs- Whyne Sorrrifa, Chrerjce Roper, Jack Baldwin and Charles Swaftord. Bryant Funeral Hbrae was in change of arrangements. Pvt James Brown T m 1 ?f o?d Mrs Ban H. Bnran Wra their sou, p*. Jam J. wounded in XT**- ** ?>e lot CUvafay
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